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UNITED STATES PATENT rricn.

JOHN A. BAYLISS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARD H. FISHER, OF SAME PLACE.

FOOT-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,644, dated February 2'7, 1894. Applicationfiletl September 22. 1893. Serial No. 486,192- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. BAYLISS, of Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement in Foot- 5 Rests, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object to improve [0 and simplify the construction of foot rests, especially adapted for use in retail boot and shoe stores; and the invention consists in details of construction to be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure 1, shows in longitudinal vertical section a foot 'rest embodying this invention;

Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the foot rest shown in Fig. 1, taken on the dotted lines m-a:, and Fig. 3 a front view of the drop leg to be referred to.

The seat a, of any suitable shape and construction, and provided with legs a, and preferably with side pieces a is designed for the salesman to sit upon when trying a shoe on the foot of a customer. One of the side pieces 03, is cut away from end to "end or nearly so to receive a sliding rest I), made of suitable shape to slide freely beneath the seat a, being guided and supported upon rabbets a secured to the inner two adjacent sides of the side pieces a The sliding rest bhas secured to its front edge aportion of the edge of the seat 0., as represented at b, which serves as aheel rest, or support against which the heel may be pressed, and the upper cornor of said rest I) is rounded ed to prevent abrading the finished heel of a boot or shoe. A drop leg 12*, is pivoted at 12 to the under side of the sliding rest I), near the front end, 40 adapted to fold up against the under side of said rest I) so that it may be pushed into the recess beneath the seat a, with said rest when not in use, and when said rest is drawn out said legs drops by gravity into the full line position shown in Fig. 1. To limit the distance said rest I) may be drawn out, and also provide a good and efficient bearing for it at its upper end, a cleat 19 is secured to the under side of said rest near its rear end, which is adapted to bear upon or against the interior or corner of the cross piece a as, shown in Fig. 1. To prevent the rest Z7 moving rearwardly when drawn out and in use, a transverse recess a is cut or formed in the under side of the seat a, which receives the rear end of the rest I) as shown in Fig. 1. limiting stop b may be secured to the under side of the rest I) at the front end for the drop leg 19 if desired.

I claim- The foot rest herein described consisting of the seat a, provided with legs a, and side pieces (1 one of which is cut away as shown, guides formed on the two adjacent side pieces, the transverse recess a formed in the under side of the seat 0. adjacent the cut away portion of the side piece 0. the sliding rest I), adapted to slide on said guides having the heel rest I) and drop leg 12 at its outer end, and having the cleat b at its inner end which bears upon the cut away side piece 0. when the sliding rest is drawn out, and its rear end enters the recess a substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. BAYLISS.

WVitnesses:

B. J. NoYEs, O. B. OnocKnR. 

